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Ubon's bus terminal ( 0 4531 6085) is north of town; take sŏrng·tăa·ou 2, 3 or 10 to the city
centre. Several buses link Ubon with Bangkok: the top VIP service (804B) is offered by
999 VIP ( 0 4531 4299) , departing at 6.30pm, and Nakhonchai Air ( 0 4526 9777) at 10.15am,

9.45pm and 10.45pm.
BUSES FROM UBON RATCHATHANI

DESTINATION FARE (B) DURATION (HR) FREQUENCY

Bangkok 420-603 8½-10 morning, evening & midday

Khon Kaen 180-277 4½ every 30min

Mukdahan 75-135 3½ every 30min

Nakhon Ratchasima 286-445 5-6 14 daily

Nang Rong 263 4½ hourly

Pakse
(Laos)

200 3 9.30am & 3.30pm

Surin 105-200 3 every 2hr

TRAIN
Ubon's railway station ( 0 4532 1588) is in Warin Chamrap; take sŏrng·tăa·ou 2. There's an
overnight express train to/from Bangkok (2nd-class sleeper upper/lower 641/691B, 1st-
class sleeper upper/lower 1080/1280B, 11½ hours) at 6.30pm. The five other departures
(95B to 581B) take from 8½ to 12 hours. All trains also stop in Si Saket, Surin and Khor-
at.

Getting Around

Numbered sŏrng·tăa·ou (10B) run throughout town. TAT's free city map marks the routes,
most of which pass near its office. A túk-túk trip within the centre should cost from 30B
to 50B. Ubon also has a few metered taxis ( 0 4526 5999; flagfall 30B, call fee 20B) that park at the
bus station and airport. They're unlikely to use their meters, and charge 100B for rides in-
to town.
Car-hire companies include the long-running Chow Watana ( 0 4524 2202) . You can hire
bicycles from Nam Sai Art & Decor (Th Ratchabut; 10am-10.30pm) , a peculiar (in a good way)
little coffee shop, and Ubon Rental Cycle (115 Th Srinarong; 8am-8pm) , a laundromat, for 100B
per day. If nobody is around at the latter, ask at the house in back.

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